Abstract This paper looks at the all-inclusivevacation as something other than tourism, or travel as it was once known. It shows how these vacations can tell a good deal about what the buyer expects in a culture of consumerism and what capitalists have learned the consumer wants. The paper makes use of critical theory in order to analyze the sociological phenomena that are evident with all-inclusivevacations. The paper maintains that there are things quite wrong with this phenomenon that are explained with the help of critical theory.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Race and Class
Selling Fantasy
Power
Concluding Remarks
From the Paper "As mentioned, an all-inclusive vacation should protect the consumer from anything to upset previous notions of a place or what a vacation should be about. The all-inclusive vacation keeps consumers within one kind of consciousness that is the one known at home. There is little to promote interest in the place or places to which they travel. The vacationer is a transplanted person able to afford the location and activities that are laid on. Perhaps there will be a comment on what was served for sinner, a sun burn, or a comment on whether or not it is 'safe' to venture away from a resort of other institution in which the all-inclusive package has placed them."
Abstract The paper discusses Walt Disney and his early entrepreneurship and the creativity and imagination that he encouraged. The paper comments on the vacation packages that Disney offers to its various resorts and theme parks which are fully customizable and have helped to develop the "Dream Vacation" theme. The paper discusses the wonderful world of Disney's marketing and the effects that it has on mankind.
From the Paper "While Disney's marketing is extensive to vacationing families around the world through radio, television, and the internet, the "Four P's" of the company are also on a broad spectrum. The prices for the Disney vacations are so varied that almost anyone can customize an escape to meet their specific needs. Prices vary by hotel packages, the time of the year, meal options, and the number of days to stay. The more days that are purchased in a vacation plan, the less the per-day price becomes. The place of the "Four P's" for Disney World is Florida, while Disney Land is in California. Disney also has other vacation resorts in Japan and France. Of course, Disney promotes its vacations through the various media channels owned, but the primary promotions are through travel agencies and the internet. The product is simply a vacation to Disney's resorts and/or theme parks by customized and individually specified plans. From a one day park pass to a complete all inclusive extended stay, the vacation options offered by Disney are advertised as a "Dream Vacation" that can fit the vision for a family's available budget."
Abstract This paper examines the inclusion practice, which is designed to support students with special needs in the regular-education schools, instead of housing such students in special-education classrooms. The paper explains that this applies whether the school is public, private, or another type of care facility dealing with education. The paper points out that there are many that believe inclusion is good for everyone involved, as students who have disabilities learn new and multiple ways of communication. Nonetheless, there are those that object to the practice because of their fears that special needs children in a "regular-education" classroom will be too distracting. The paper then explains that although there is still debate on the issue, inclusion has the potential to improve the educational system for all students, not just those with disabilities. The writer believes that curriculum changes are inevitable, and teaching methods much change as well, for inclusion to be implemented as a successful program. The writer concludes that proponents of inclusion argue that students with disabilities are not fully assimilated into mainstream student life, and their inclusion will increase their self-esteem and may increase their ability to interact with others including their peers.
Outline:
Introduction
Review of Literature
Data Collection
Analysis
Discussion
Summary
From the Paper "Unfortunately, it appears that there is limited data available on the success or failure of inclusion in the classroom. The data that does exist, however, appears to be on the positive side of the issue and supports the proponents of an inclusive classroom. The data indicates that child specific and peer-mediated interventions lead to the greatest increase in social interaction with peers. However, in both the short and long term, the most impact on children in the study was social integration intervention, which increased their social acceptance. Additionally, toys and other such instruments used to increase communicative activities taught peers and children with disabilities how to initiate and maintain contact and how to sustain communication."
Tags: teacher, student, social, inclusion, development
Abstract This paper addresses the controversial educational procedure of inclusion, where students with special needs are "included" into the school system in classes whose students do not have special educational needs. This paper investigates the research that indicates that the inclusion process does not have any negative effects for either the special needs students or the class as a whole, and does not place additional burdens on the teacher. This paper includes an introduction, a definition of inclusion and research conducted in the field. The paper shows that inclusion programs are designed to promote acceptance of special needs students in public education.
From the Paper "This criticism, while perhaps well- intentioned, is not justified by the scholastic journals. Indeed, the majority of critical sources suggest that the opposition is misinformed, and that studies find that students with special needs do not have a negative impact on their classrooms. This particular theme, where students who can be considered "tradition" students as they do not have special needs, is often not the primary focus of research targeting inclusion policies but is often noted in the articles relating to the subject."
Abstract The paper explores the concerns of a number of researchers that the inclusive classroom is something for which the current education system is ill-prepared to facilitate (at least properly) and the paper also considers the argument of nay-sayers that the inclusive classroom creates the potential for damaging disruptions. On the other hand, the paper looks at those who favor the inclusive classroom and substantiates their favorable opinion by examining the emotional and (especially) scholastic benefits to LD students because of placement in an inclusive classroom.
From the Paper "The following paper will examine eight scholarly sources which explore whether or not inclusive classrooms that permit learning-disabled children to learn alongside unimpaired children is worth the considerable cost of training and equipping teachers to address the special needs of these young people. As one might expect in an issue of this complexity, both sides of the debate must examined. Consequently, the first half of the paper will explore the difficulties that the inclusive classroom creates - at least in the considered view of critics."
Abstract This paper takes a broad approach to school inclusion with the goal of showing how an inclusion program, when implemented and understood correctly, can work to benefit all students involved, both special and regular education. This paper is aimed at a New York City middle school where the student population is comprised of both general and special education students, including profoundly retarded and autistic students. The author states that the issue of classroom inclusion of students with disabilities is an ongoing pedagogical question and one that remains a controversial subject and attempts to present the points of view of those for and those against.
Outline:
Background
Introduction
The Role of Collaboration
A Broad Definition of Inclusion Coordinating the Collaboration: The IEP.
From the Paper "Collaboration is an essential role in the day-to-day routine of the special educator. In order to provide a well-rounded education to students with disabilities, the special educator must collaborate with various individuals both inside and outside the school environment. For example, the special educator must collaborate with the student with disabilities family and parents. Further, the special educator must collaborate with such colleagues as physical education, music, art and other co-curricular activities. More so, if inclusion is used in any manner, the special education teacher must collaborate with the regular classroom teachers in order to find areas within the regular curriculum where the student with disabilities can participate. (Willis, 2007)"
Tags: special education, disabilities inclusion school classroom pedagogical teaching teachers students
Abstract This paper provides a definition of inclusion and then describes the concerns of educators concerning the practice of inclusion. The paper also analyzes the positive and negative aspects of inclusion.
From the Paper "The following research paper presents the topic of inclusion. Inclusion is presented within the context of current practices found. The concerns of educators and others as they relate to the positive and negative aspects of inclusion are discussed. Following this discussion, a summary and conclusions are presented. Confusion regarding the definition of inclusion continues, with the terms inclusion and mainstreaming being used interchangeably. Neary and Halvorsen presented inclusion as the practice of including children with disabilities as members of a school site with..."
Abstract This paper describes several approaches to implementing inclusion policies for special needs students. Inclusion is defined as keeping special education students in the "least restrictive environment," which often means within the regular classroom. Five models of inclusion are examined. These include one regular teacher and one support teacher; station teaching, parallel teaching, alternative teaching, and team teaching.
From the Paper "In some inclusive classrooms, one classroom teacher has expertise on the topic being taught while one has expertise regarding academic skill strategies that can be used to help struggling students master the work (Daack, 1999). This approach is sometimes called "teach/support." The curriculum-based teacher does the planning and grading while the special education teacher focuses on helping individual students master core concepts or survival skills (UM, 2006). In this approach, the two teachers collaborate, but each teacher has a different approach to instruction and brings different strengths to the collaborative teaching setting."
Abstract This paper discusses current thought and research on inclusive education as a substantial element of educational policy and practice. The paper defines the term and examines views and current research on inclusion in the American public school system.
From the Paper "Inclusive education is defined as disabled and non-disabled children and young people learning together in ordinary pre-school provision schools colleges and universities with ..."
Abstract This paper looks closely at the ideas surrounding autism and special needs education. The paper poses as its thesis that inclusion can be effective but in many cases it is not to be used as such. For an example, it looks at a highly effective case study involving autism and inclusion. The paper analyzes many elements which may have contributed to this success, why others have not evidenced this success and also offers new insights.
Abstract This paper provides a review of a 2002 peer-reviewed journal article, "Regular educators and students with physical disabilities" that deals with regular education teachers faced with the inclusion of students with physical disabilities in the classroom. The authors conclusion is that the teachers lack both confidence and knowledge teaching these students. The paper is written from the point of view of a special educator.
Abstract This essay critically assesses the contribution of cultural sociology to the understanding of religion. It does this by first examining and summarizing how three "classical sociological theorists" (i.e.: Weber, Durkheim and Marx) see the nature of religion as a cultural form. It then looks at various recent theories of religion under globalization. The author then assesses the contribution that these cultural theories give to the understanding of real religious phenomena through examining whether they can help in an understanding of Islamic fundamentalism in general, and the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Algeria specifically. The paper includes extensive use of quotes from the three theorists.
From the Paper "In fact, according to Giddens, Marx believed that religion is the "opium of the people" (Giddens, 1996, p464). In other words, Marx believed that religion defers happiness and rewards to the afterlife, teaching the acceptance of existing conditions in this life. This means that attention is diverted away from inequalities and injustices in this life by promising a better future in the Afterlife. In addition to this, Budd believes that Marx thought religion not only reflected the suffering of the working class, but offered a "fantasy escape" from that suffering (Budd, 1973). Marx believed that religion had a very powerful ideological element, and that religious beliefs and values often provide justifications of inequalities of wealth and power (Giddens, 1996). He further claims that religion often has ideological implications which serve to justify the interests of the ruling class at the expense of other subordinate classes (Giddens, 1996)."
Abstract This paper discusses the importance of the scientific method to sociological research. The author explains the way it is employed in sociological studies.
From the Paper "When considering the field of sociology, many researchers reject the idea that it may be classified as a science in the same sense that biology and chemistry are. Indeed many believe that because sociology studies phenomena that usually..."
Tags:sociology, science, scientfic method, hypothesis, data
Abstract The writer of this essay examines sociological perspectives for law enforcement. In this article, perspectives on crime and crime prevention are explored. The writer discusses sociology as a tool, that can be used at the planning and policy levels to devise more effective crime prevention strategies.
From the Paper "The first reaction of a working law enforcement officer on hearing the word sociology is likely to be negative. It evokes a mental image of naive professors who have little or no experience of crime, its perpetrators or its victims and who spend their time coming up with theories of root causes of crime that supposedly absolve criminals of all responsibility for their actions. This image, however, has been largely created by Hollywood and has little more ... "
Abstract The paper examines a few key components of Durkheim's path breaking work. Specifically, the paper reviews Durkheim's rules for the sociological method, as well as his functionalist approach to sociology. No less important, some time is devoted to examining why social integration and social solidarity were so important to his functionalist theory.
From the Paper "Emile Durkheim's contributions to sociology are voluminous. The following paper will examine a few key components of Durkheim's path-breaking work. Specifically, the next several pages will review Durkheim's rules for the sociological method, as well as his functionalist approach to sociology; no less importantly, some time will be devoted to examining why social integration and social solidarity were so important to his functionalist theory. From there, the paper will review the relevance of Durkheim's sociology to today's world and conclude with how his sociological method might be modified to address with a pressing social issue taking place presently."
